Khoj
ActivePersonal and team AI "second brain" for your documents and the web.
- ★ 37.8k
- ⟳ Aug 2, 2026
- Network copyleft (AGPL)
- RAM: n/a
- Cost: n/a
AI search & research assistants
Answer engines that search the web or your files and cite sources.
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We track 2 self-hostable ai search & research assistants apps: Khoj, Vane (formerly Perplexica). Most GitHub stars: Khoj (37.8k). None of them publishes an official CPU/RAM figure we could use for a server-cost estimate.
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AI search & research assistants: side-by-side
| App | License | Official hardware | Est. server cost | GitHub stars | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khoj | AGPL-3.0 (Network copyleft (AGPL)) | Not published | Not estimated (no official RAM figure) | 37.8k | Active |
| Vane (formerly Perplexica) | MIT (Permissive) | Not published | Not estimated (no official RAM figure) | 37.6k | Active |
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Vane (formerly Perplexica)
ActivePrivate, Perplexity-style AI answer engine with cited web sources.
- ★ 37.6k
- ⟳ Sep 1, 2026
- Permissive
- RAM: n/a
- Cost: n/a